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Denver Nuggets – Andre Miller and the Cliche About Old Wine
Now we have a third NBA team that sets a new franchise record for consecutive wins, as the Denver Nuggets make it 13 in a row, with their point guard combination of Ty Lawson and Andre Miller being on their best behavior and form, a little bit too much to handle for the supposed favorites every time they’re on the floor, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Milwaukee Bucks – When Brandon Jennings & Monta Ellis are at Their Best
There’s nothing that’s going to stop the Milwaukee Bucks from reaching the postseason for the first time in four years, and despite all the criticism both Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis take for being a bit too selfish for most people’s taste, it’s probably a good thing that we’ll get to see a little bit more from one of the better backcourt duos in the NBA.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Who Knew the Phoenix Suns Played Defense
The easy thing to say after the Phoenix Suns wiped the floor with the Los Angeles Lakers? Kobe Bryant didn’t play,and you can’t win without him forever. The truth? The Suns simply eliminated Dwight Howard in the paint, forcing the Lakers to try and win through jump shots, which ended up being a miserable failure.
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Chicago Bulls Weren’t Cheated by the Officials & Denver Nuggets
Despite feeling like they were robbed from a win over the Denver Nuggets, the Chicago Bulls have nothing to complain about. Well, almost nothing. Joakim Noah touched the ball as it was going down, in the cylinder off of Marco Belinelli’s shot. The officials were right to disallow that basket, and give the Nuggets the 119-118 win
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New York Knicks – Don’t Need Carmelo, Amare & Chandler to Stop Losing
Who knew that the combination of Kenyon Martin, Kurt Thomas, Marcus Camby and Jason Kidd might be enough to stop the losing streak the New York Knicks were on, doing just about enough at their advanced age to put the absence of Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler and Amare Stoudemire off the headlines, just for once?
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Won’t Let Winning Streak End
Despite being down by 17 in an arena the Miami Heat haven’t won in (regular season) since the forming of the Big Three, LeBron James wasn’t just going to let six weeks of unstopped winning come to an end. So he had one of those exclamation games with lots of points, rebounds and assists that makes everyone says wow, but more importantly was his clutchness, and hitting the game winning shot and extend their win streak to 23.
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Goran Dragic Pulls Off the Assist of the Season
It’s going to take time, maybe forever, until Goran Dragic is loved by Phoenix Suns fans like Steve Nash was and still is, but that doesn’t mean Dragic can’t get the upper hands in an individual battle between the two, using Nash’s open legs to deliver what is probably the best assist anyone has seen this NBA season.
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LeBron James Destroys Jason Terry on the Alley Oop Dunk
All Jason Terry wanted was not to turn over the ball, but while the rest of the Boston Celtics were thinking offense, he was ganged up on by four Miami Heat players, who toyed with the ball around him after the steal before LeBron James finished with a vicious alley-oop dunk over his head while Terry was still trying to rectify his own mistake.
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Tim Duncan is Posting Record Numbers at the Age of 36
If you look at the numbers, especially on defense, Tim Duncan is producing this season for the San Antonio Spurs, you’d be amazed to check out his birth date and realize he’s 36, and still posting career highs in defensive rebounds and blocks, making the most, especially on defense, of the time he’s spending on the floor.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Enjoying the Life Without a Leader
No one will ever dare say out loud that the Los Angeles Lakers are a better team without Kobe Bryant, but at least they can without him, or even Dwight Howard having some impressive day in the paint. Despite playing with only 7 players, they had no problem getting another win that brings them closer to the postseason, maybe even as something more than the 8th seed.